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“The first thing I would like to say is, my heartfelt thoughts go out to her friends and to the members of the church and to the local community of Normanton. She was well-known in the local area and my thoughts are with her friends and family.

“It was a horrendous crime. For Mrs K to lose her life has really impacted on the community.

“Officers have given me their commitment to the enquiry and we are hopeful of bringing the person responsible for this awful crime to justice. As superintendent, who is in charge of policing in this city, I am absolutely committed to do that.”

Superintendent Tracy Harrison has said she will do everything in her power to catch the person responsible after the 100-year-old, Zofija Kaczan, died.

It is believed Mrs Kaczan grew up in Poland and, according to her friends, she was taken to Germany by the Nazis during the Second World War to work in factories.

After the war, she came to England and settled in Derby.

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She celebrated her 100th birthday last month and her neighbours threw her a small party to celebrate. She was also sent a special birthday card from the Pope and was described as “remarkable and incredibly strong”.

“We are following up lots of enquiries, we have a team of detectives working on this enquiry and they are in the area speak to the residents, trying to give them reassurance.

“A post-mortem is taking place this afternoon and after that has taken place, when we have a clear indication of what has happened and what has led to the death that will be added into the investigation as we take it forward.